What sort of Bible did Augustine have? How did he quote from it - and was he accurate? Do Augustine's biblical citations transmit readings not found in any surviving manuscripts? This book is part of a major project on the Old Latin versions of the Gospel according to John, and uses Augustine as a test-case to examine the importance of the evidence provided by the Church Fathers for the text of the Gospels. The early history of the Latin Bible is reconstructed from Augustine's comments in his treatise De doctrina christiana (On Christian teaching). Details are
assembled from sermons, letters, and other writings to show how Augustine and his contemporaries used the Bible in the liturgy of the Church, public debates, and in composing their own works. Augustine's own methods of citing the Bible are analysed, and features are identified which are characteristic of citations produced from memory rather than read from a gospel codex. The second part of the book is a chronological survey of the biblical text in Augustine's works, showing how he switched from using the older versions of the Gospel to the revised text of Jerome, which later became known as the Vulgate. Finally, a verse by verse commentary is provided on all the significant readings in
Augustine's text of John, assessing their significance for the history of the Latin Bible, and in some cases the Greek tradition as well. Details are also given of Augustine's exegesis of particular verses of the Gospel, making this an indispensable handbook for biblical scholars and church historians alike.

Readership: Scholars and students of biblical textual criticism; of Augustine; or early church theology and history

Hugh Houghton, Research Fellow in Theology, University of Birmingham

"An invaluable and groundbreaking work...This is a superb piece of scholarship which has significantly enriched and advanced multiple fields of study." - Paul Foster. The Journal of Theological Studies

"Houghton's very learned study is skillfully executed, highly enlightening, and extremely valuable for anyone working with the biblical text of Augustine." - Roland J. Teske, Journal of Early Christian Studies.

"a firm and longstanding contribution to Augustinian scholarship and to the history of the Latin Bible." - Pierre-Maurice Bogaert, Journal of Ecclesiastical
History

"Houghton's study is a substantial achievement and will prove to be a standard reference in a number of fields... Houghton deftly blends his own research agenda with a keen attention to numerous adjoining questions, making this study a necessary tool not only for those concerned with reception history of the Old Latin text type but for anyone concerned with cognate fields." - Evan F. Kuehn, Wheaton College.

"This impressive study and research tool should find a place on the bookshelf of every Augustine scholar and of every historian of exegesis." - A. Dupont, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses

I: Augustine and the Gospels
Introduction
1: Augustine and the history of the biblical text
2: The use of the Bible and the production of books in the time of Augustine
3: Augustine's biblical exposition and citation technique
4: Augustine as a witness for the text of the New TestamentII: Augustine's Citations of John: Analysis of Selected Works
Introduction: Sources and Dates
5: Tractatus in Iohannis euangelium
6: Other sermons
7: Early works (before 403)
8: Middle period (403-419)
9: Later works (after 419)III: The Gospel according to John in Augustine: A Textual Commentary
Introduction
CommentaryReferencesIndex of biblical citationsIndex of ancient authorsSubject index

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